MAN that thing is HOT ! J/K

I can't believe it still works LOL Maybe you'll find one that doesn't work and you can get the front panel ? Good luck and even for parts it's cool to save a box from the scrap heap

Well I don't suppose "Fire Retardant" was one of the heavily hyped features. This is a testament to the quality of how things use to be built.

WOW! That took some heat to look like that, and still work.

This reminds me a lot of that old magazine ad for Marantz 2270/2275 receivers, where the guy's receiver was in a house fire and was charred, then soaked with water from firemen's hoses, and finally fell 20 feet from a bulldozer's scoop ... and still worked.

Can you imagine an iPod or even the new Lasonic surviving like that? I doubt it. They don't make 'em like they used to!

Classic stuff!

Hey Arkay, the seller is in mainland china and asking RMB120 for this burnt beast


A gentleman from leowood radio BBS mentioned about years ago. Someone showed a horrible GF-777 skeleton.Unfortunalty,I missed that post. Otherwise, I should have some pictures for you guys.

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This is a testament to the quality of how things use to be built.

I couldn't agree with you more. Very well stated.

Never smoke in bed with your Bbox!!!!!!!!

Brian, How ya doing lately?

And yourself Frank??????

I have moved to Ireland and am working at the Shannon airport!

Glad to see your posting... and a good post at that... 'Cos my eyes opened wide when I saw that poor GF555!

How ya doin'?

Forgive me.
I have been busy since I start my own busines years ago . And I feel so sorry that I couldn't contribute to the forum as I did before.
But I miss you guys a lot.

I think we all understand... and not hearing from for a while must mean that business is good. Is that the case?

WOW that is burnt!!
Amazing it still works.
Did you power it on dis assembled?
If not how did you ever use those melted controls?
Btw Welcome back!! Its been a log time since your last post

Sharp's new model "built to last" Whats up frank

Sharp! Good enough for firemen, they need tunes while working too!

That's crazy that it still works.

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Originally posted by FYJ2972:
Hey Arkay, the seller is in mainland china and asking RMB120 for this burnt beast

That's too much, in my opinion. Audio is sometimes a little more expensive Morth of here (in 'the Mainland'), and he is selling retail, not wholesale, but here in Hong Kong, buying from wholesale sources I can buy an UNburned one that works as well, for the approx. equivalent of 150 Yuan or sometimes even just 100 Yuan. A burned one like that would be somewhere between free and 50 Yuan.

Then again, something is worth what someone will pay, and maybe someone would think the unusual-ness of it worth paying for. Sure would be a conversation piece, sitting there looking like that and playing sweet music! [I might be tempted to make it look even worse on the outside, while tweaking the insides to make it sound even better, hehe...]